摘要 |
A package tray serves to store liquid-containing food products, such as meat. The tray is made of e.g. sheeting and has a storage space which - seen in the normal position of rest of the tray - is downwardly defined by a base (11) and by upright side walls (10) along the sides. The base is formed with a plurality of ridges (17) having upwardly converging walls. In a zone of the base (11) between the side walls (10) and a predetermined central area (2) the height of the ridges (17) increases successively with the distance from the side walls (10), and the base (11) in this zone slopes downwards and inwards toward the central area (2). Exuding liquid, e.g. blood and tissue fluids from meat, runs to this central area (2) where it will be concealed to the buying public. The collected liquid in the central area (2) is kept spaced from the packaged food products by means of the ridges (17) in the area. Therefore, a packaged food product exuding liquid can be kept dry in the package tray even when stored for an extended period of time in e.g. a refrigerated display case, while the food product generally makes an aesthetic and hygenic impression on the customers. |